BENGALURU: Seven Nigerian students of St George College of Management and Science in HRBR Layout are scrambling to get their visas renewed as their institution allegedly demanded they pay their fees for one year if they wanted a bona fide certificate. This documents is a must for visa renewal. The students then said they would like to quit the college but the management allegedly asked them to cough up $12,400, the fee for four years, if they wanted bona fide and discharge certificates.
The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, to which the college claims to be affiliated, has washed its hands of the issue, forcing students to seek police help. Their ordeal began soon after they reached Bengaluru last September and joined the BSc (Nursing) course. "We learnt about this college through a former student who spoke highly of its world-class infrastructure and excellent faculty. The principal said we could pay our annual fees in installments," said Talabi Elizabeth Poeyemi, an affected student. This February, students asked for a bona fide certificate and May 19 is the last day to get their visas renewed.
The students approached RGUHS for help. The university sent a notice to the college asking the students be discharged and sought a written explanation on April 24. The college management didn't show up. The students were supposed to meet the management on Tuesday evening. "They refused to give us the certificates, saying they didn't really care what RGUHS said," Poyemi said. On Wednesday morning, the students returned to RGUHS but were told the University couldn't do anything more about this issue. Police called for a meeting between the students and the management on Thursday.
The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, to which the college claims to be affiliated, has washed its hands of the issue, forcing students to seek police help. Their ordeal began soon after they reached Bengaluru last September and joined the BSc (Nursing) course. "We learnt about this college through a former student who spoke highly of its world-class infrastructure and excellent faculty. The principal said we could pay our annual fees in installments," said Talabi Elizabeth Poeyemi, an affected student. This February, students asked for a bona fide certificate and May 19 is the last day to get their visas renewed.
The students approached RGUHS for help. The university sent a notice to the college asking the students be discharged and sought a written explanation on April 24. The college management didn't show up. The students were supposed to meet the management on Tuesday evening. "They refused to give us the certificates, saying they didn't really care what RGUHS said," Poyemi said. On Wednesday morning, the students returned to RGUHS but were told the University couldn't do anything more about this issue. Police called for a meeting between the students and the management on Thursday.
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